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Monument to Mendizábal (Madrid)

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29: 165: 180:. It arrived to Madrid in 1857. Following a series of delays regarding the indecision on the location of the monument, works to install it in the Plaza del Progreso started in 1868. The monument was unveiled on 6 June 1869, during a ceremony attended by the 202:, the monument was toppled from its location. The bronze may have been recast in another monument. The plaza del Progreso was renamed as "Plaza de Tirso de Molina" and a sculpture of the 28: 191:
pose. The prismatic plinth was an austere work lacking in ornamental details and it reportedly lacked an inscription referencing the name of the politician until 1904.
164: 42: 299: 441: 195: 181: 426: 436: 431: 396: 446: 153: 124: 421: 149: 77: 384: 156:, architect of the Liberal reforms in Spain in the 1830s, and a stone pedestal. It was removed in 1939. 369: 354: 176:, commissioned after the death of Mendizábal in 1853, it was cast in bronze by Eck & Durand in 400: 199: 188: 350: 304: 203: 173: 92: 415: 187:
The politician wore a levite, pants and a gilet, with his left hand performing the
374: 359: 404: 57: 44: 385:"Precisiones a un monumento escultórico madrileño desaparecido: Mendizábal" 264: 262: 260: 145: 102: 81: 177: 163: 106: 300:"Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, un revolucionario de guante blanco" 281: 279: 277: 317: 315: 333: 268: 251: 239: 227: 370:"En busca de la estatua de Juan Álvarez Mendizábal" 130: 120: 112: 98: 88: 73: 8: 383:Salvador Prieto, María Socorro (1993–1994). 19: 27: 18: 298:Van den Brule, Álvaro (1 February 2014). 184:and a small boy, grandson of Mendizábal. 168:The red flag is put in the statue in 1873 285: 206:replaced the original monument in 1943. 321: 220: 198:in Madrid in 1939 towards the end of 152:, it consisted of a bronze statue of 7: 14: 442:Monuments and memorials in Madrid 368:Fraguas, Rafael (12 March 2001). 144:was an instance of public art in 16:Former monument in Madrid, Spain 1: 427:Outdoor sculptures in Madrid 389:Anales de historia del arte 194:Following the entry of the 463: 437:Sculptures of men in Spain 432:Bronze sculptures in Spain 334:Salvador Prieto 1993–1994 269:Salvador Prieto 1993–1994 252:Salvador Prieto 1993–1994 240:Salvador Prieto 1993–1994 228:Salvador Prieto 1993–1994 39: 35: 26: 148:, Spain. Located in the 160:History and description 154:Juan Álvarez Mendizábal 125:Juan Álvarez Mendizábal 447:Statues of politicians 169: 142:monument to Mendizábal 58:40.412368°N 3.704239°W 397:Ediciones Complutense 167: 353:(16 February 1986). 131:Dismantled date 63:40.412368; -3.704239 254:, pp. 506–507. 230:, pp. 505–506. 54: /  23: 170: 150:Plaza del Progreso 78:Plaza del Progreso 355:"Tirso de Molina" 200:Spanish Civil War 189:hand-in-waistcoat 138: 137: 121:Dedicated to 113:Opening date 454: 408: 379: 364: 351:Alpuente, Moncho 337: 331: 325: 319: 310: 309: 295: 289: 283: 272: 266: 255: 249: 243: 237: 231: 225: 196:Francoist troops 69: 68: 66: 65: 64: 59: 55: 52: 51: 50: 47: 31: 24: 462: 461: 457: 456: 455: 453: 452: 451: 422:Removed statues 412: 411: 382: 367: 349: 341: 340: 332: 328: 320: 313: 305:El Confidencial 297: 296: 292: 284: 275: 267: 258: 250: 246: 238: 234: 226: 222: 212: 182:General Serrano 162: 62: 60: 56: 53: 48: 45: 43: 41: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 460: 458: 450: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 414: 413: 410: 409: 380: 365: 346: 345: 339: 338: 336:, p. 509. 326: 311: 290: 273: 271:, p. 508. 256: 244: 242:, p. 506. 232: 219: 218: 217: 216: 211: 208: 161: 158: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 75: 71: 70: 37: 36: 33: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 459: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 419: 417: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 381: 377: 376: 371: 366: 362: 361: 356: 352: 348: 347: 343: 342: 335: 330: 327: 323: 318: 316: 312: 307: 306: 301: 294: 291: 287: 286:Alpuente 1986 282: 280: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 261: 257: 253: 248: 245: 241: 236: 233: 229: 224: 221: 214: 213: 209: 207: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 185: 183: 179: 175: 166: 159: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 133: 129: 126: 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 104: 101: 97: 94: 91: 87: 83: 79: 76: 72: 67: 38: 34: 30: 25: 22: 392: 388: 373: 358: 344:Bibliography 329: 322:Fraguas 2001 303: 293: 247: 235: 223: 204:later figure 193: 186: 174:José Gragera 171: 141: 139: 93:José Gragera 20: 399:: 505–512. 116:6 June 1869 61: / 416:Categories 395:. Madrid: 210:References 172:A work by 46:40°24′45″N 21:Mendizábal 405:0214-6452 215:Citations 49:3°42′15″W 99:Material 89:Designer 74:Location 375:El País 360:El País 84:, Spain 403:  146:Madrid 103:Bronze 82:Madrid 178:Paris 107:stone 401:ISSN 140:The 134:1939 418:: 391:. 387:. 372:. 357:. 314:^ 302:. 276:^ 259:^ 105:, 80:, 407:. 393:4 378:. 363:. 324:. 308:. 288:.

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40°24′45″N 3°42′15″W / 40.412368°N 3.704239°W / 40.412368; -3.704239
Plaza del Progreso
Madrid
José Gragera
Bronze
stone
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal
Madrid
Plaza del Progreso
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal

José Gragera
Paris
General Serrano
hand-in-waistcoat
Francoist troops
Spanish Civil War
later figure
Salvador Prieto 1993–1994
Salvador Prieto 1993–1994
Salvador Prieto 1993–1994



Salvador Prieto 1993–1994



Alpuente 1986

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